Trying to get booked into the Pilates class I like is always a bit of a challenge. The ‘app’ that lets you book brings the class online for booking a week ahead, and such is the demand that at 7:30am the previous week the class was already full. But, stroke of luck, I managed to get a cancellation space, and so did Pilates for the first time in about 8 weeks. I really enjoyed it, but was somewhat sore on Tuesday :-). In fact, when I coughed it hurt.

Ellie was full of cough and cold on Monday, but she managed to get into school for some one on one tutoring in Business Studies. This week was ‘mock A level’ week for Ellie. She managed to do all her exams, but she was far from a 100%. She wasn’t helped much by a little prang in the car in Winslow on Tuesday.

Tricia had a nice day out in Brackley with Nikki on Tuesday, and got a good amount of exercise in over the week, spin, boxercise and pilates, so is feeling more herself again. Friday evening Tricia was out for a belated Christmas meal with the Water Colour group. Saturday she spent a good deal of time sorting out more stuff in the loft…. Meanwhile I was at West Ham with Bob to watch a 1-1 draw with Bournemouth.

Sunday, Ellie and Tricia went off to London for a 18th tea, meeting up with Deb (who was treating Ellie for her 18th), Charlotte, Jan, Nikki, Wendy and Claire. Seems they had a good time. Me, I spent far too long in Kwik Fit having the front tyres changed, and then all afternoon in a rehearsal. Some pics of Ellie’s day out.

I finished my first book of the year this week…. The Strangers Child by Alan Hollinghurst. The Saturday Times had listed it as one of the best novels of the last 50 years. I can see why… very well constructed, and explored a number of themes, the most prominent one being attitudes towards homosexuals lover the course of the 20th century, but I did find it heavy going at times.